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Court docs allege Meta trained its AI models on contentious trove of maybe-pirated content–theregister.com

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Did Zucks definition of free expression just get even broader? Simon Sharwood Meta allegedly downloaded material from an online source thats been sued for breaching copyright, because it wanted the material to train its AI models, according to a new court filing.

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Court Overturns a Bad Jury Verdict Against Scraping–Ryanair v Booking (Guest Blog Post)

Eric Goldman

The JMOL had two primary conclusions: First , that the CFAA has extraterritorial application, and therefore it was appropriate for this court to apply the CFAA here. But this court says, not so. It wanted a worldwide, enforceable court order to get Booking and its affiliates to stop reselling Ryanair flights. Van Buren v.

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Justia Legal Resources: Workers’ Compensation Law Center

Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

Even if a business labels a worker as an independent contractor, they still are considered an employee if they meet the definition of this term under state law. Ultimately, they might pursue an appeal in state court. Certain other situations also may justify reopening the claim, such as an error by the court or fraud by the insurer.

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What is a “Social Media Platform”?–NetChoice v. Uthmeier

Eric Goldman

To dispose of various motions, the court must construe the statutory term “social media platform.” ” Florida’s statutory definition: Social media platform means any information service, system, Internet search engine, or access software provider that: 1. This is the post-SCOTUS remand of Moody v.

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AI Gets Personal: CCPA vs. GDPR on Automated Decision-Making

Berkley Technology Law Journal

The rules provide clarity on definitions, consumer rights, and business responsibilities. The definition of ADMT is narrowed under 7001(f) to cover only tools that replace human judgment or serve as a key factor in significant decisionsexcluding systems that merely assist human input.

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Transforming legal work with AI: Clio’s most ambitious step yet

Clio

Clio has signed a definitive agreement to acquire vLex , the global leader in legal intelligence that combines the world’s most comprehensive legal research platform with cutting-edge AI. Together, we serve firms of every size and specialization, and are already trusted by courts, Am Law 100 firms, and law societies around the world.

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Laura Fauqueur: “We use the design thinking technique and apply it to solve problems”

Global LegalTech Hub

By Pablo Yannone Sancho , Journalist at GLTH Laura entered the legal field as a court interpreter. The Two Narratives of Legal Tech and Legal Design There are countless definitions of legaltech. I think we all choose the one we like the most, she says, so I would let our audience choose their own definition of legal technology.